孤烟继续保持和我们的形式合约
“Gu Yan would still maintain a formal contract with us,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“and agree to Gu Yan's non-exclusive open collaboration model.”
孤烟 继续保持 和我们的 形式合约
“Gu Yan would still maintain a formal contract with us,”
但是我们同意他和顶麒网 有其他项目上的合作
“but we would allow him to work on other projects with Dingqi.”
“We can keep the contract on paper for face and formality, but let him do what he wants.”
In Chinese business culture, parties often preserve a nominal contract to save face or maintain strategic ties publicly while granting full pragmatic flexibility behind the scenes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to keep; to maintain
A formal verb frequently used in business and professional contexts to describe maintaining a status, relationship, or contract.
nominal contract; formal agreement in name only
Used in business negotiations to refer to an agreement maintained primarily for appearance, protocol, or secondary legal reasons.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll go over the contract again tonight,”
“This is the previous contract. Take a look. Here, Mr. Zhacuo.”
“contracts are processed, and then signed.”